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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-11176): Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-11176): Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/11/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/29/2017
Modified
08/25/2021

Description

The mq_notify function in the Linux kernel through 4.11.9 does not set the sock pointer to NULL upon entry into the retry logic. During a user-space close of a Netlink socket, it allows attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-135-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-135-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-135-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-135-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-135-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-135-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-135-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-135-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-1008-gcp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-1020-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-38-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-38-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-10-0-38-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1028-gke
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1032-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1071-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1073-snapdragon
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-93-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-93-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-93-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-93-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-93-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-93-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-93-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-16-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-trusty
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gke
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-snapdragon

References

  • USN-3190-1
  • USN-3190-2
  • USN-3312-1
  • USN-3312-2
  • USN-3405-1
  • USN-3405-2
  • USN-3414-1
  • USN-3420-1
  • USN-3420-2
  • USN-3468-1
  • USN-3468-2
  • USN-3468-3
  • USN-3469-1
  • USN-3469-2
  • USN-3470-1
  • USN-3470-2
  • DSA-3927
  • DSA-3945
  • 99919
  • RHSA-2017:2918
  • RHSA-2017:2930
  • RHSA-2017:2931
  • RHSA-2018:0169
  • RHSA-2018:3822
  • CVE-2017-11176
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